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CM-118

Saturn IB launch from Cape Canaveral & Kennedy (United States) on November 16, 1973, carrying 1 payload. GCAT records the launch as a success.

November 16, 1973 · 14:01 UTCLaunch 1973-090Launch no. 1,513 in the log
RocketSaturn IB
SpaceportCape Canaveral & Kennedypad LC39B
OutcomeSuccess
Launch agencyNASA MSFCUnited States

Flight

Date and time (UTC)
November 16, 1973, 14:01
Launch designation
1973-090
Mission
CM-118
Flight name
Skylab 4
Vehicle flight ID
SA-208

Orbit and payload

Initial perigee
164 km
Initial apogee
253 km
Inclination
50.3°
Payload mass to orbit
14.9 t
Payloads
1
GCAT launch code
OS

Payloads

PayloadDesignationOwnerMission typeMassFate
Skylab SL-41973-090ANORAD 6936NASA Johnson Space Flight CenterHuman spaceflight5,931 kgDocked with another object · Nov 16, 1973

Source: GCAT launch list and payload catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0). Orbit values are the initial orbit reported for the launch.